The world's scientific experts agree that industrial and land use activities are having an adverse impact on our climate. Burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gasoline creates global warming pollution that acts as the glass in a greenhouse, reflecting heat back toward the Earth and warming...

1.Predictions included in the International Energy Outlook 2007The International Energy Outlook 2007 (IEO 2007) forecasts a significant increase in the worldwide energy consumption over the next 20 years. Thus, according to IEO's projections, the energy use will increase by 57% from 2004 to 2030. Ye...

Climate change is one of the most important and probably most challenging of environmental issues facing the world this century. Except climate change is more than an environmental problem. It is also an important political, social and most importantly an economic challenge due to the fact that how ...

Space: Pollution is a Global ResponsibilityThe statement says that pollution is a global responsibility, but first of all, in order to understand the statement and therefore argue the points of view, we must state what can be defined as Pollution. The Oxford dictionary states that to pollute an area...

The greenhouse effect, as defined in the dictionary, is the effect produced as greenhouse gases allow incoming solar radiation to pass through the Earth\'s atmosphere, but prevent most of the outgoing infrared radiation from the surface and lower atmosphere from escaping into outer space. Even thoug...

Book review The Book review will consist of a critical, reflective analysis of a book which makes a major contribution to green/environmental thought. You will need to obtain approval for the book to be reviewed. The analysis should be approximately 2500 words. Due date is May 15, 2004. Brow...

Hertford Seminars in Regulationfor the Regulatory Policy InstituteTackling Global Warming: Market Instruments or Regulatory SolutionsOXERA Environmental LtdTel: + 44 (0) 1865 251142, Fax: + 44 (0) 1865 204606October 2nd 1998IntroductionGlobal warming is now officially recognised. Never mind the scie...

Global WarmingHuman kind has entered a brand new relationship with the earth. The constant and increasing pressures we are exerting threaten our planets ability to sustain life itself. Change-in the way we think , and in the way we live-is needed now.Global warming is the most urgent environmental ...